Shaded: damage area
Unit 1: 2005 Ford E-350
Van
- Direction of travel
- East
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - CombinationMinor injury
Crash on I-495 East, Alexandria, Virginia
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
- Reporting agency
- City of Alexandria
- Document number
- 261030145
- Local case code
- DIV726034533
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- I-495 East
- City, county
- Alexandria
- Collision type
- Rear End
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Traffic Lanes Marked
- Work zone
- No
- Posted speed limit
- 55 mph
- Weather
- No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
- Light
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Dry
- Hit and run
- No
- People involved
- 3
- Injured
- 1
- Killed
- 0
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2026 Toyota Highlander
Truck (SUV)
- Direction of travel
- East
- Maneuver
- Slowing or Stopping
- Driver, female, 58Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - CombinationNot injured
Shaded: damage area
Unit 3: 2021 Kia K5
Passenger car
- Direction of travel
- East
- Maneuver
- Slowing or Stopping
- Driver, male, 27Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
What the officer recorded
- Unit 1 driver action
- Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.
Nearby and recent
5 crashes recorded on I-495 East in Alexandria in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.
- May 5, 2026, 5821 richmond hwy2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
- May 5, 2026, John Carlyle Street1 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash
- May 5, 2026, Duke Street2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
- May 1, 2026, Huntington Ave & Richmond Hwy2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Apr 30, 2026, EB 4952 vehiclesProperty damage only
About this record
- Source
- VDOT crash data
- Updates
- Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
- First published here
- October 25, 2026
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
- What is left out
- Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here
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